When the Scoundrel Sins by Anna Harrington (Capturing the Carlisles #2) Released: August 29, 2017 Historical Romance Forever Reviewed by Mandi I heard really good things about the first book in this series, and I had never read this author, so I thought I would give this one a try. I think I should have just read book one. I became a bit frustrated with this one. I guess I should have read the blurb more closely, because the plot/set-up of this one felt a little silly. Annabelle's Continue Reading
Review: The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn
The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband by Julia Quinn (Rokesbys #2) Released: May 30, 2017 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by May Cecilia Harcourt is now an orphan, her cousin is odious and taking over the home she’s always known, and now her brother Thomas is missing on the battlefront in the Colonies. What is a girl to do? Why jump the first boat over and when she finds her brother’s friend Edward Rokesby unconscious in the hospital but no sign of her brother – pretend she is his Continue Reading
Review: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare (Girl Meets Duke #1) Released: August 22, 2017 Historical Romance Avon Reviewed by Mandi Tessa Dare has become a comfort read for me. I know I will get witty banter, a super sexy romance, and usually something a little different - like mating lobsters, or in this book, badminton. But even though I have these expectations, her books never feel tired or repetitive. They sparkle, and I can't resist a sparkle. And while I did enjoy this book, I didn't Continue Reading
Review: Beauty Like the Night by Joanna Bourne
Beauty Like the Night by Joanna Bourne (Spymasters #6) Released: August 1, 2017 Historical Romance Berkley Reviewed by Mandi Severine de Cabrillac, orphan of the French revolution and sometime British intelligence agent, has tried to leave spying behind her. Now she devotes herself to investigating crimes in London and finding justice for the wrongly accused. Raoul Deverney, an enigmatic half-Spaniard with enough secrets to earn even a spy's respect, is at her door demanding help. Continue Reading
Review: The Importance of Being Scandalous by Kimberly Bell
The Importance of Being Scandalous by Kimberly Bell (Tale of Two Sisters #1) Released: July 25, 2017 Historical Romance Entangled Reviewed by Mandi Oh this book. It has some very well done and clever banter (one of my favorite things) and it has a sister relationship that I adored. But it also has a "get rid of the fiance" story line that goes through the entire book and I got super tired of it. Growing up on neighboring properties, Nicholas and Amelia or Mia, have been very good Continue Reading
Review: Blackthorne’s Bride by Joan Johnson
Blackthorne's Bride by Joan Johnston Bitter Creek, #4/Mail Order Bride, #12 Historical Romance July 25, 2017 Dell Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Rebuke? Censure? How dare she! Did she know who he was? What he was? Marcus Wharton, the Duke of Blackthorne bought a young girl’s freedom with a gold watch and a knife, saving her from certain death. Instead of sending her home to her family as promised, he sent her to work as a servant on one of his neglected estates with his nephews. Continue Reading
Review: The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian (The Turner Series #3) Genres: Historical, LGBTQ, M/M Romance Published: July 4, 2019 Publisher: Avon Impulse Reviewed by Tracey Blurb: Rogue. Libertine. Rake. Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But after the publication of a salacious novel supposedly based on his exploits, he finds himself shunned from society. Unable to see his nephew, he is willing to do anything to improve his reputation, even if that means Continue Reading
Review: The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean
The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean Series: Scandal & Scoundrel, #3 Historical Romance June 27, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Would you like to know why I kept the name?” “Yes.” “Because doves mate for life, and I knew there would never be another for me.” Readers have been waiting for this couple’s story since they were first seen in book one-A Rogue Not Taken. Malcolm, the Duke of Haven, is caught at a party in a compromising position with a woman who is Continue Reading
Review: A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes
A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes Series: Diamonds in the Rough, #1 Historical Romance June 27, 2017 Avon Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I simply cannot imagine choosing a life without you in it.” Raphe Matthews and his two sisters, Amelia and Juliette, were forced into poverty when their father committed suicide and their mother disappeared. Raphe is ‘helped’ out by the local crime boss and ends up bare knuckle boxing to repay him. When a stunning reversal of fortune Continue Reading
Review: Seducing Mr. Sykes by Maggie Robinson
Seducing Mr. Sykes by Maggie Robinson Series: Cotswold Confidential, #2 Historical Romance June 20, 2017 Lyrical Press Reviewed by Mandi What a cute little story this is. This series is centered around a village called Puddling, which is known as a rehabilitative place that families can send their loved ones for care. Whether it's because of a traumatic event, or just need of a reputation repair, the people who work at this foundation put the "patients" in a strict regime. Puddling Continue Reading